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Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
American Actor
Born: Aug 18, 1970
About Always Been Being People You
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Our differences - in race, sexual preference, economic - have always been used as distractions to keep us divided. We get so wrapped up in our own stories that we can't hear each other. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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African-Americans are not a monolithic group. So, we tend to talk about the black community, the black culture, the African-American television viewing audience, but there are just as many facets of us as there are other cultures. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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I don't belong to a motorcycle club, but I know a lot of guys who do. I ride with some guys who do. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Motorcycle Ride Club Some Guys Know Lot Who Belong
Acting had been a hobby that turned into a career, the directing was a hobby that turned into a career, and music just really allowed me to find another way to express myself. I started playing bass in November 1996, and by June 1998 I was doing my first live show. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Music Myself Me November First Live Bass Way Find Directing Had Allowed Another Another Way Doing Been June Just Hobby Turned Really Acting Show Express Started Playing Career
Acting had been a hobby that turned into a career, the directing was a hobby that turned into a career and music just really allowed me to find another way to express myself. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Music Myself Me Way Find Directing Had Allowed Another Another Way Been Just Hobby Turned Really Acting Express Career
I never wanted to look back on my career and be embarrassed about work that I chose to do. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Work Back Embarrassed About Never Look Wanted Chose Career
But there's a huge blessing that comes from being a part of a show like 'The Cosby Show' that sets such a high standard of quality - it touched so many people on so many different levels. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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My perspective was always being on a number one show doesn't mean anything if I'm not still working consistently at 40 to 50 and 60 years old. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Old Perspective Consistently Always Still Years Being Anything Mean Working Show Number
Being a celebrity can be very intoxicating and very addicting. And I've always been afraid of that, because I've grown up post-almost every child star out there who has gone wayward. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Gone Every Intoxicating Out Because Always Been Up Very Celebrity Child Afraid Being Who Star Grown Grown-Up
Mr. Cosby wanted to do a show not about an upper-middle-class black family, but an upper-middle-class family that happened to be black. Though it sounds like semantics, they're very different approaches. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Family Black Approaches Though Black Family Cosby About Like Sounds Very Semantics Different Wanted Happened Show
People kind of have a misconception, because when someone calls me Theo and I correct them, say, 'No, my name is Malcolm,' they think I have an attitude about it and I don't want to be associated with the show. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Attitude Me People Think Say Correct Kind About Someone Misconception Name Calls Because Malcolm Want Them Show Associated
When I'm not working, I'm on the road with my band. Or I'm performing in poetry houses doing spoken work. So I've got another passion and another outlet that allows me to be creatively fulfilled and not sitting at home pulling my hair out waiting for the right role to come along. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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I never wanted to look back on my career and be embarrassed about work that I chose to do. I never wanted to look at character I've done and cringe. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Work Character Back Cringe Embarrassed About Never Look Done Wanted Chose Career
A lot of times what happens is, not even just with child actors, but people in general, is they get so caught up in the now. The hot song, the hot TV show, the hot movie. You're not saying 'OK, this is cool, but where am I trying to be 20 years from now?' That's always been in the forefront of my mind. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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I have two main bass guitars, and my main bass is a four-string 1964 Fender Jazz, and I've named it Justine. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Jazz Bass Guitars Main Named Fender Two
My band, Miles Long, is a jazz-funk spoken word band. There's jazz sensibilities, but I'm a bass player, so I'm very much into the head-bobbing vibe with sophisticated lyrics. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Word Long Band Jazz Bass Bass Player Lyrics Spoken Spoken Word Sophisticated Very Vibe Sensibilities Much Miles Player
I've always been a poet. My dad went to Lincoln University with Gil-Scott Heron, so I came out of the womb listening to Gil-Scott Heron. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Listening Poet Out Always Lincoln Came Been Womb Dad University
Though my music audience is cross-generational, like my television audience, my core demographic is people like myself. People who have grown up on hip-hop, but hip-hop doesn't necessarily speak to us any longer. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Music Myself People Speak Television Though Longer Like Demographic Audience Hip-Hop Up Any Us Who Grown Grown-Up Necessarily Core
It's hard not to look at the road of the media and how the media is a big part of painting a picture for public opinion. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Picture Big Painting Part Road Look Opinion How Big Part Public Hard Public Opinion Media
When you're an independent artist, you need as much play or promotion as you can get. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
You Independent Promotion Get Artist Much Play Need
I have accepted that even when Mr. Cosby is long gone, I will still get asked about him. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Will Long Gone Cosby About Long Gone Him Accepted Still Get Asked Even
Theater is such its own living, breathing animal. You do a show every night, but it's different every night. Being on stage, you're experiencing a journey. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Journey You Animal Own Stage Living Every Being Different Experiencing Theater Breathing Show Every Night Night
I used to say that it won't be until I'm 40, 50, 60 years old, still working consistently, will I be able to look back on my career and say, 'Wow, I have been successful.' Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Old Will Back Say Consistently Wow Able Look Until Still Been Years Successful Working Used Career
What's interesting is, say, the O.J. trial and when the verdict came out, and there were people who celebrated, and there were people who thought that he's guilty, and it's a crime. Those reactions tend to be filtered through our own experiences. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
People Crime Thought Own Filtered Our Trial Say Those Guilty Out Tend Through He Reactions Verdict Came Were Celebrated Experiences Interesting Who
I'm trying to break the stereotypical role now of the Theo-type character because, in my post-'Cosby' life, as I call it, I don't want to be known as just the kind of guy who can play a Theo Huxtable-type character. I want to be known as being able to do more things, being able to stretch. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Life Character Kind Able Guy More Stereotypical Call Known Because Role Trying Just Being Want Break Who Now Play Things Stretch
When I was hanging out with Joey Clements in Chicago, I made it a point not to try to emulate him. I wanted basically to create my own character. I didn't want him to think I was hanging out with him solely to use him as research. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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